Photos: Back to school at UBC and SFU, 1970s-style

Archive, Vancouver Sun09.08.2010

June 1968. Members of crowd at Simon Fraser University listen intently to debate on quadrangle Monday.

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June 1972. Dancing dog stages rival show alongside poolside performers at Simon Fraser University. Members of May Dance Workshop started show under rotuanda and progressed across campus, making use of architecture and outdoor space as natural settings. Audience was invited to follow the dancers conducted by Iris Garland.Archive
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September 1973. UBC students.Archive
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September 1977 Sally Seymour Grad Student of English and Michael Feldman Associate professor of history get away from the classrooms taking advantage of the summer weather to study by the reflection pool at SFU .Archive
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1978 file photo of UBC bookstore. Back to the books Mike Long, 22, goes through one of thousands of textbooks on sale at UBC bookstore, set up in the Armory. Mike is registering for fourth year studies in Engineering.Archive
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December 1968. SFU students vote.Archive
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March 1975. Musical break for students at SFU.Archive
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January 1968. Numbers game gives Wall street air to Simon Fraser University gymnasium during first day of three day registration period/. Third year student Sue Peter makes changes on giant board when 1700 students registered. Total of 5,000 are expected to attend spring semester.Archive
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December 1975. Slogging through their ordeal, University of British Columbia students write their Christmas exams in Armory.Archive
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December 1968 photo. UBC students.Archive
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September 1968 photo of UBC students.Archive
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September 1966. Art and Science students enroll at University of BC Armory in pilot pre-registration scheme designed to eliminate usual long-line-up at start of semester. Students turn in information, receive pre-punched IBM class cards and discuss their program with faculty advisers.Archive
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UBC enrolment.Archive
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November 1975. Free Form parking lot has developed behind the main quadrangle at SFU as students move their cars into a patch of snow covered earth.Archive
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October 1979. Hitting the books and tapes in the Simon Fraser University language laboratory is necessary for students preparing for midterm examinations. Lunches go uneaten and naps unslept in the quest for knowledge.Archive
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1968. SFU students study plaque marking "Freedom Square" in the central part of the main mall.Archive
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1966 file photo of SFU students.Archive
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Burnaby NDP MP Svend Robinson shown as a UBC student in 1970 when he won the Sherwood Lett Memorial scholarship.Archive
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September 1981 SFU photo. Choosing courses from a large board, Simon Fraser University students face line-ups, long waits and full classes.Archive
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March 1980 photo at UBC. Biggest crowd gathered in the Chemisty class where an exhibition was put on.Archive
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January 8 1990 University of BC President George Pedersen tells faculty that UBC faces probably its most serious crisis since the Depressions.Archive
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Photos: Back to school at UBC and SFU, 1970s-style

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